MUMBAI: Stirring controversy, transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said MSRTC is suffering losses due to the discounts given to women and senior citizens, and that no new concessions will be given from now on. “Our sisters get a 50% concession, senior citizens also get concessions for years in buses, and due to those concessions, the situation…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Returning fire after the BJP’s claims linking USAID funds to the Congress, the AICC Friday said RSS and BJP have had traditional links to American money since the early 60s and have benefited politically from it. It argued the said $21 million flagged by the ruling party was in fact a…
JAIPUR: Rajasthan social justice minister Avinash Gehlot referred Friday to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as “Tumhari Dadi” (your grandmother) in response to a question in the assembly, triggering an uproar that led to suspension of six Congress MLAs for the full budget session, reports Shoeb Khan.Those suspended include state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra.The…
PM Modi on Friday stressed on the crucial role of leadership in national progress and called for a structured approach to developing leaders across sectors who are equipped to perform amid disruptions, reports Manash Gohain. He emphasised that effective leadership was essential not just in politics but also in business, technology, governance and education.Speaking at…
NEW DELHI: Discarding the decades-old ‘both hands intact’ requirement for aspiring doctors, the Supreme Court on Friday said it “reeks of glorifying ableism” and directed National Medical Commission (NMC) to revise the outdated criteria to enable persons with disabilities (PwD) to pursue MBBS course.Accepting Dr Satendra Singh’s report favouring admission to a PwD candidate and…
CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin upped the ante on Friday in his run-in with the Modi govt over National Education Policy and devolution of funds, saying it would take DMK “just one second to say we won’t pay tax that Union govt is collecting from the state,” reports Bosco Dominique. “Federalism is…
NEW DELHI: As US President Trump doubled down on his claim that USAID allocated $21 million to increase voter turnout in India, the external affairs ministry seemed to back the allegation and said it had led to “concerns about foreign interference” in India’s internal affairs.It described the claim as “deeply troubling”, and said Indian agencies…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta told TOI in an exclusive interview on Friday, just over 30 hours after being sworn in, that dealing with pollution has to be a year-round activity and her govt will have a 365-day plan.The BJP govt, sworn in on Thursday, has already indicated its resolve to clean the Yamuna…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi Friday linked his political journey and ideology to Marathi language, expressing pride in the fact that a Marathi (Keshav Baliram Hedgewar) had planted the seed of RSS, which is celebrating its centenary year, on Maharashtra’s soil. At the inauguration of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan here, while sharing the…
Is Stephen Curry playing tonight? (Image via Getty) The Golden State Warriors are set to clash with the Sacramento Kings on Friday, February 21, at the Golden 1 Center, but they’ll be without one key player. Stephen Curry, the Warriors’ leading scorer, is not listed on the injury report, but the team will miss the…
